Suspending attachment for brush-handles.



E. F. MACKEEVER, SUSPENDING ATTACHMENT FOR BRUSH HANDLES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16. I916.-

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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EDWIN F. MACKEEVER, 0F EDDINGTON, MAINE.

SUSPENDING ATTACHMENT FOR BRUSF-HANDLES.

Application filed June 16, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN F. MAGKEEVER, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Eddington, in the county of Penobscot and State ofMaine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SuspendingAttachments for Brush-Handles, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in paintbrushes and has particular reference to an attachment for associationwith a paint brush handle or the like whereby the brush may be suspendedat a predetermined depth in a receptacle containing paint or the like.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a suspending attachmentfor paint brushes which is simple in construction, strong and durable,cheap to manufacture and effective in operation, the device beingcapable of application to the various types of paint brush handles nowin use and being adapted to engage the upper marginal edge of a paintcan or the like for suspend ing the brush submerged.

Another object of my invention is to provide an attachment for paintbrushes and the like which is adjustable on the paint brush handleswhereby to suspend the brush at any desired depth in the paint can.

A further object of my invention is to provide an attachment of theclass described which may be folded within the handle of a brush whennot in use.

A still further object of my invention is to provide, in a modifiedform, a device of the class described which may be demountablyassociated with any type of brush handle without modifying the handlestructure.

Other objects and advantages to be derived from the use of my improvedpaint brush attachment will appear from the following detail descriptionand the claims, taken with an inspection of the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a vertical fragmental sectional view through a paintreceptacle and a brush and handle, my invention being shown in useapplied to the handle; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of thesame; Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the suspending memberdetached; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the modified form of myinvention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein similar charactersof reference Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Serial No. 104,025.

designate like and corresponding parts throughout the various views, 1designates a paint or similar receptacle which is assumed to be partlyfilled with paint or other liquid.

The preferred form of my invention is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 andembodies a paint brush handle 2 provided with an enlarged end 3receiving a ferrule 4. The bristles of the brush 5 are receivable withinand permanently carried by the ferrule 4. The ferrule is attached to thehandle 2 by means of small tacks or the like 6. In the preferred form ofmy invention the device is to be permanently attached to a paint brushhandle when the handle and brush are manufactured. In view of this alongitudinal groove 7 is provided in the handle 2 said groove beingprovided at its base with a longitudinally extending enlargement 8. Thesuspending device includes a body 9 formed of sheet metal bent uponitself to form parallel portions 10 enlarged on the inner ends andprovided with oppositely outwardly extending semispherical enlargements11 for engagement in the enlarged portion 8 of the slot 7. The outerfree end of the member 9 is formed with a downturned hook portion 12 forengagement over the upper marginal edge of the container 1. A pair offinger engaging lugs 18 extend laterally in opposite directions from thefree end of the member 9 to permit withdrawal of the member for use. I

In use it will be seen that the inner end of the member 9 engages thebottom of the enlarged portion 8 of the groove 7 serving to frictionallyprevent vertical movement of the suspending member when in the positionshown in Fig.1. The free end of the portions 10 of the member 9 areslightly inherently resilient so that the same will snugly engage theslot 7 and serve to frictionally prevent accidental movement of thesuspending member.

Referring to the modified form of my invention shown in Fig. 4 I providea guide member 14: formed of sheet metal rolled into a shapesubstantially similar to the shape of the slot? and its enlargement 8,said sheet of metal having a tubular portion 15 and longitudinallyextending parallel spaced flanges 16 forming the slot. Apertured tongues17 extend from the free'ends of the tubular portion 15 for securing thesame to a brush handle. The suspending member in this instance isdesignated 18, the shape of the same being slightly different'from thatshown in Fig. 1, merely to indicate that I do not limit myself to thecurve shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The free ends of the flanges 16 may bejoined if desired to prevent entirely removing the hook member 18.

In the form of my invention illustrated in Fig. 1 the suspending memberis placed in the handle before the bristles are applied thereto, thatis, during manufacture of the brush. However, in the form of myinvention illustrated in Fig. at the same is adapted for application toany of the existing types of brush handles. The dotted line positionsdesignated 19 and 20 in Fig. 1 serve to indicate the folded position ofthe suspending member 9 and one position of the device adjusted,respectively. Thus it will be seen that by moving the suspending memberlongitudinally on the handle the depth to which the brush is submergedmay be readily regulated. The same may be said about the form of myinvention shown in Fig. i.

From the above description taken in con nection with the accompanyingdrawing, it is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding ofthe construction, operation and advantages of my invention may be had,and while I have shown and described the device as embodying a specificstructure, I desire that it be understood that such changes may be madein said structure as do not depart from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed. 7

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim'as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a paint brush handle, the combination of a body having a slottherein, an. arm pivot-ally arranged for slidable movement in said slot,and means for retaining the arm in said slot.

Copies of this patent 2. In an attachment for paint brushes, thecombination with a brush handle, said handle having a slot arrangedlongitudinally thereof, an arm pivotally and slidably arranged in saidslot, the free end of said arm being formed with a hook, the inner endof said arm having a shoulder for engagement with the base of the slotwhereby to prevent movement of the arm when in the outermost position.

3. In an attachment for paint brushes, the combination with a paintbrush handle having a slot extending longitudinally thereof, said slotbeing provided with a longitudinal enlargement throughout its length atits base, a supporting arm formed of sheet metal and provided withoppositely extending semi-spherical projections for engagement in the enlargement of said slot, said arm projecting through said slot, fingerengagin portions carried by the arm, and a shoulder carried by the innerend of the air 1 for engagement with the base of said slot to limit themovement of the arm when in extended position.

4. In an attachment for paint brush handles, the combination with ahandle having a longitudinal groove therein and said groove beingprovided with an enlargement extending throughout its length at thebasethereof, of supporting arms for said handle including a body formed of asheet of metal bent upon itself to form parallel portions for engagementthrough said slot, the outer end of said arm having a hook portion andthe inner end of said arm having projections extending laterallytherefrom for engagement with the enlargements of said slot.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

EDWVIN F. MACKEEVER.

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